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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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What what is this Trade in you are speaking of???? Don't do it man!!! LMK first before you sell it.. I will buy it
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Looks good. Nice color.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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The amber from the headlights makes it look weird.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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did you do any prep work? did prime it???
i spent about 3 total hours on prep, clean every inch of the wheel, sanded the gloss on the stock paint until the whole wheel was dull, took a scotch pad and cleaned it with warm water and soap. No primer needed, the stock paint was in good condition, no curb rashes! Painted bout 3-4 coats of paint and cleared bout 2-3 coats.

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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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why did you paint your stock wheels?
i've always wanted odd color wheels but i don't have the "*****" to spend the money on some nice 18x9.5 or 18x10 wheels so...
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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looks great, did u do it with the tire on.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Evolution IVGSR
What what is this Trade in you are speaking of???? Don't do it man!!! LMK first before you sell it.. I will buy it
WHEN i sell it, i figure i should trade in my car with the stockers and sell my works to someone who wants bada$$ wheels at a discount.

I'm waiting until the 2009 Mercedes CLS 63 AMG drops in value!!!!
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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looks great, did u do it with the tire on.
yes, look carefully and you can see overspray, i tried hard to tape off but ya know, i'm not a bodyshop guy.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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I thougt about painting my wheels to.I have a couple of rashes but cant decide what color I want I have an apex so i'm thinking flatblack,gunmetal.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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idk...looks ok with white
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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did you paint just the face of the wheels? or inside too?
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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i like the color
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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did you paint just the face of the wheels? or inside too?
i painted the inside a flat black, thought it'd be easier to maintain.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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wow interesting.. something differnt
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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not bad
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